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Nowδὲfor ElizabethΤῇ Ἐλισάβετthe timeὁ χρόνοςcameἐπλήσθηfor herαὐτήνto give birth,τοῦ τεκεῖνandκαὶshe boreἐγέννησενa son.υἱόν
Luke 1:57
Study it in the app“Now for Elizabeth the time came for her to give birth, and she bore a son.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:57, word by word
- for ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabet
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Immerser; a relative of Mary.
Where else “Elisabet” appears- the timeχρόνοςchronos
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronos” appears- cameἐπλήσθηeplēsthē
be fulfilled
For the time to come, or what was foretold to happen.
Where else “eplēsthē” appears- to give birthτεκεῖνtekein
give birth
To have a baby, or be born.
Where else “tekein” appears- she boreἐγέννησενegennēsen
be born
To give birth, or come into the world.
Where else “egennēsen” appears- a sonυἱόνhuion
son
A son.
Where else “huion” appears
The context
56And Mary stayed with her about three months and returned to her home.
57 · This verse (above)
58And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?